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2005-2006 Archives DWYER FALLS IN QUARTERFINALS; SATKOWSKI ADVANCES TO CONSOLATION FINALS
Oct. 1: Junior Matt Dwyer, the No.3 seed at the Wilson/ITA Northeast Regional Championships fell today in the quarterfinal round. Freshman Matt Satkowski, who fell in the first round Friday, advanced to the finals of the singles consolation draw on Saturday.
Dwyer lost to Eric Prince, seeded 9-16, of Rochester 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 in the quarterfinal round. After losing to Ryan Weaver of Nazareth in the first round, Satkowski advanced all the way to the finals of the consolation draw on Saturday. He opened with a win over Brett Levin of Skidmore 8-4. He then beat Adam Depuit of RIT 8-3. In the quarterfinals, Satkowski defeated Christian Bosoy of RPI 8-2. In the semi-finals, he beat Jeremy Rosen of Vassar 8-6. The finals match, which would have paired Satkowski versus Andre Putyera of Nazareth, did not take place. Both players withdrew.
The Wilson/ITA Northeast Regional Championship concludes the Saints fall season. St. Lawrence opens play in the spring with the annual Icebreaker Tournament, February 25-26, 2006.
DWYER ADVANCES TO QUARTERFINALS OF ITA REGIONALS
Sept. 30: Junior Matt Dwyer, seeded No.3 in the singles draw of the 2005 Wilson/ITA Northeast Championships, has advanced to the third round.
Dwyer, improved to 7-1 on the season, with wins over Justin Eastman of RIT and Justin Cook of the College of New Jersey. Dwyer and Eastman met in the opening round, with Dwyer winning easily 6-0, 6-0. In the second round against Cook, Dwyer lost the first set 6-4. He responded by winning the second 6-1 and then 10-1 in the super tiebreaker. He will face Eric Prince of Rochester, who is seeded 9-16.
Freshman Pete Abernathy lost to Ricky Bawa of Stevens Institute 6-1, 6-1 in the first round. Freshman Jon Satkowski fell to Ryan Weaver of Nazareth, seeded 9-16, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round. Senior Neil Cutter also fell in the first round, to Mikhail Gurvich, seeded 5-8, of NYU 6-1, 6-2.
In doubles action, Dwyer and Satkowski, seeded 5-8, defeated Beirne-Golden/Ghouse of NYU in the opening round 8-4. The pair then fell in the second round to Titcombe/Gettinger of Rochester 8-5. Cutter and Abernathy fell in the first round to Ball/Ferriere, seeded 5-8, of the College of New Jersey, 8-3.
DWYER SEEDED THIRD FOR ITA REGIONALS
Sept. 29: The Saints Men’s Tennis team will be competing in the Wilson/ITA Northeast Tennis Championship from September 30 to October 2. In total, the singles draw has 64 participants and the doubles has 32 teams. Consolation rounds will be played in both singles and doubles. Junior Matt Dwyer is seeded No.3 in the singles draw. Dwyer and freshman Jon Satkowski are seeded 5-8 in the doubles draw.
Dwyer will play Justin Eastman of RIT in the opening round. Freshman Pete Abernathy will play Ricky Bawa of Stevens Institute. Satkowski will play Ryan Weaver of Nazareth, seeded 9-16. Senior Neil Cutter will meet Mikhail Gurvich of NYU, seeded 9-16. In the doubles draw, Dywer and Satkowski will play Bierne-Golden/Ghouse of NYU in the opening round. Cutter and Abernathy will meet Ball/Ferriere of the College of New Jersey, who are seeded 5-8.
Play begins on Friday, September 30 from Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
DWYER WINS AT SAINTS FALL CLASSIC
Sept. 25: Junior Matt Dwyer won the “A” Flight Singles title at the Saints Fall Classic for the third straight year on Sunday. Brad Polan of Hamilton won the “B” Flight Singles and Tom Bacon of Hamilton won the “C” Flight Singles. In doubles, Gordon and Snyder of Nazareth took the “A” Flight and Polan and Kahn of Hamilton took the “B” Flight.
In the semifinals, Dwyer defeated Andre Putyera of Nazareth 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 to advance to the finals, where he beat Ryan Weaver, also of Nazareth, 6-2, 6-3. Dwyer improves to 18-3 in his career in tournament play and 51-13 in singles. Polan defeated the Saints Neil Cutter 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 to win the “B” Flight. In the “C” Flight, Bacon defeated Mark Segal of Hamilton 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
In doubles, Dan Gordon and Reid Synder defeated Dwyer and freshman Jon Satkowski 9-8 (8-6) to take the “A” Flight. Polan and Zach Kahn defeated teammates Bacon and Mark Segal 8-6 to take the win.
The Saints Men’s Tennis team returns to action at the ITA Regional Championships September 30 through October 1 at Vassar College.
DWYER AND SATKOWSKI ADVANCE TO DOUBLES FINAL OF FALL CLASSIC
Sept. 24: Junior Matt Dwyer and Jon Satkowski advanced to the finals of the “A” Doubles Bracket in the St. Lawrence Men’s Tennis Fall Classic Saturday afternoon in Canton, N.Y. In singles action, Dwyer, freshman Pete Abernathy, senior Neil Cutter, and Adam Benson have advanced to the third round.
Dwyer and Satkowski defeated Weaver and Nichols of Nazareth 8-3 in the opening round and Friedberg and Pew of Hamilton 8-3 in the second. The duo will play Gordon and Snyder of Nazareth in the finals. Gordon and Snyder defeated Cutter and Abernathy in the opening round and then Weaver and Putyera in the second round.
In the “B” Doubles bracket, Polan and Kahn of Hamilton will play teammates Bacon and Segal in the finals. Polan and Kahn defeated Meichtry and Stocker of Nazareth and then Sheurs and Schember of RIT to advance. Bacon and Segal beat Benson and Satterley of SLU and then Sorge and Bohneberg of Nazareth to advance to the finals.
In the “A” Singles bracket, Dwyer defeated Jose Guzman of RIT 6-1, 6-3 in the second round and will play Putyera in the third round Sunday. Putyera defeated Gordon 6-4, 6-4 in the second round. Ryan Weaver and Reid Synder will meet in the third round. Weaver defeated Satkowski 4-6, 7-6 (9-6), 6-3 to advance. Snyder beat Darren Stanley of RIT 6-2, 6-3 in the second round.
In the “B” Singles bracket, Abernathy will play Polan in the third round. Abernathy defeated Pew in the opening round and then Jon Weaver in the second. Polan beat Terrance Nichols in the second to advance. Friedburg and Cutter will meet in the third round. Cutter defeated Adam DePuit of RIT to advance. Friedburg defeated Bohneberg in the second.
In the “C” Singles bracket, Benson will play Bacon in the third round. Benson defeated Stocker in the second round. Bacon defeated Meichtry in the second. Sorge and Segal will meet in the third round also. Sorge defeated Satterley in the second. Segal defeated Greg Duca of RIT in the second.
BRACKETS POSTED FOR 2005 FALL CLASSIC
Sept. 23: The Saints 2005 Fall Classic begins Saturday, September 24, 2005 on the Sammis Tennis Courts. The brackets have been posted and are available for viewing. Should the weather turn, play will move inside to the tennis facilities within Newell Field House.
Brackets, in PDF format, are available in the right-hand column, below the 2005 Fall Classic logo. Brackets will be updated throughout the day Saturday and Sunday.
In the 2004 Fall Classic, the Saints won four of the five flights. Matt Dwyer won the "A" singles flight, George Barbieri won the "B" singles flight, and TJ Rance won the "C" singles flight. Barbieri and Terran Palmer-Angell also won the "B" doubles flight. Nazareth's Jon Weaver and Ben Klempka won the "A" foubles flight.
SAINTS FALL IN FLOWER CITY FINAL
Sept. 18: The Saints Men’s Tennis team (2-1) fell to the No.21 Rochester Yellowjackets (3-0) 7-0 in the final of the Flower City Tournament Sunday morning.
Senior TJ Rance and sophomore Adam Benson earned the lone win for the Saints with an 8-5 win at No.3 doubles over Jeff Titcombe and Aaron Gettinger. Thanos Kantarelis and Eric Hansen defeated junior Matt Dwyer and freshman Jon Satkowski 8-4 at No.1 doubles. At No.2, John Park and Eric Prince beat senior Neil Cutter and freshman Pete Abernathy 8-0 to take the doubles point for the Yellowjackets.
In singles play, Michael Burger defeated sophomore Matt Satterly 6-0, 6-0 at No.6. Park defeated Benson 6-1, 6-0 at No.5. Abernathy fell 6-1, 6-0 at No.4 to Gettinger and Cutter fell to Josh Bruce-Black 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3. Satkowski won the first set at No.2 over Titcombe 7-6 (6), but then fell 6-7(4) and 4-10 in the second set and tiebreaker. Kantarelis defeated Dwyer 6-3, 7-6(2) at No.1
The Saints return home for the annual Fall Classic this weekend on the Sammis Tennis Courts in Canton, N.Y. Play begins Saturday morning, September 24.
SAINTS TOP ST. JOHN FISHER AND NAZARETH AT FLOWER CITY TOURNAMENT
Sept. 17: The St. Lawrence Men’s Tennis team (2-0) opened its fall season with wins over St. John Fisher and Nazareth at the Flower City Tournament in Rochester , N.Y. Saturday afternoon. The Saints will face the winner of the Rochester-Ithaca match in the Championship game Sunday.
The Saints opened with a 4-3 win over St. John Fisher. Junior Matt Dwyer and freshman Jon Satkowski won over Aaron Haak and Donnie Sherman at No.1 doubles 8-4. Freshman Pete Abernathy and senior Neil Cutter earned a 8-5 win at No.2 doubles over Tom Linhart and Karl Schiefer to give the Saints an early 1-0 lead in the match. In singles action, Dwyer defeated Haak 6-2,6-2 at No.1, followed by wins at No.2 and No.3 by Satkowski and Cutter respectively. Satkowski downed Dale Stoker 6-1, 6-0 and Cutter beat Linhart 6-2, 6-1 to give St. Lawrence the 4-3 win.
In the semi-finals of the Nazareth bracket, the Saints defeated the Golden Flyers 5-2 to earn a spot in the Flower City Championship Match on Sunday. Dwyer and Satkowski won their second doubles match of the day, over Andre Putyera and Ryan Weaver 8-6. Sophomore Adam Benson and senior T.J. Rance defeated Greg Bohneberg and Tim Sorge 8-5 to give St. Lawrence the early 1-0 lead.
In singles play, Dwyer, Satkowski, Cutter, and Abernathy won at No.1, No.2, No.3, and No.4 respectively to hand St. Lawrence their second win of the day. Dwyer downed Weaver 6-4, 6-3. Satkowski defeated Putyera 6-0, 6-3. Cutter rebounded after dropping his first set to Jon Weaver 6-2, to win the second 6-2 and 10-8 in the tiebreaker. Abernathy beat Bohneberg 6-3, 7-5 to wrap up the win.
FIVE SAINTS NAMED 2005 ITA SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
August 24: The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its 2005 ITA Scholar-Athletes. Courtney Ellis ’06 and Denise Kyte ‘07 of the women’s team were honored. As were Terran Palmer-Angell ’05, Mike Wiltshire ’06, and Amin Danai ’08 of the men’s team.
In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status a player must meet the following criteria: 1.) be a varsity letter winner, 2.) have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for the current academic year, and 3.) have been enrolled at their present school for at least 2 semesters (including freshman thorough senior year).
Over the past six seasons under Head Coach Jeremy Freeman, 15 Saints Tennis student-athletes have earned ITA Scholar-Athletes honors. This marks the second time that five Saints have earned the honor in one season.
“St. Lawrence has been very successful over the years in bringing not just athletes but student-athletes to its campus,” said Coach Freeman. “The tennis program is no different. I am extremely proud of these five individuals and the example they set for their teammates and classmates.”
Ellis and Kyte are two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete honorees, while Palmer-Angell is a three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete honoree. Ellis posts a career singles record of 31-35, including a 16-10 mark in 2004-2005. Kyte, after missing the majority of the 2004-2005 season due to injury, posts a career 9-3 singles record.
Wiltshire has posted a 41-31 singles record in three seasons, including a 16-11 record last season. Palmer-Angell went 14-21 in singles play during his career with the Saints. In his rookie season, Danai posted a 7-12 singles record.
DWYER 24TH IN FINAL ITA RANKINGS
June 16 : The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) released the final rankings of the 2004-05 season this week. Sophomore Matt Dwyer was ranked 24th in the Northeast Region.
Dwyer, playing at the #1 singles spot for the Saints, posted a 21-7 record this season. He went 8-1 in tournament play, winning the A Flight Singles Draws at both the Fall and Spring St. Lawrence Invitationals. Dwyer defeated three ranked opponents this spring. He beat Payum Payman of Wheaton, ranked 11th in the Northeast and 39th nationally, 6-3, 6-0. The following day, he beat Ethan Branum of Denison, ranked 30th in the Central Region, 6-1, 6-4. Later in the season, Dwyer defeated Peter Pine of Hobart, ranked 17th in the Northeast, 6-3, 6-2.
SAINTS LOOK TO IMPROVE ON
May 12: The Saints Men’s Tennis Team will lose just one senior this season, returning nearly every member of a team that went 8-11 on the season, but finished third in the Liberty League Tournament.
St. Lawrence opened the season in March with a tough non-conference slate in Hilton Head, S.C. over Spring Break. The Saints faced Wheaton, Denison and Wooster – all of whom were ranked in their region by the ITA and had individuals ranked. St. Lawrence returned from the trip down south with tough losses on the record, but gained valuable experience heading into league competition.
St. Lawrence faced tough competition against Liberty League opponents Union, Rensselaer, Skidmore, Vassar, Hamilton and Hobart. The Saints earned tight wins over Union during the regular season and in the Liberty League Tournament. They also defeated Rensselaer twice. The Saints dropped tough matches to Vassar, Hobart, and tournament-champion Skidmore.
With an experienced roster returning next season, including Liberty League honorees Matt Dwyer and Mike Wiltshire, Head Coach Jeremy Freeman looks to improve on the 2004-2005 season and compete for a Liberty League Championship.
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